Flatworm?

sbandcb · Sep 27, 2015

I found this guy crawling on my glass tonight. I only see the one but I am wondering if this is one of those things that if there is one there are many?

Is this is a flatworm?
Is this particular kind harmful?

If so, I prefer not to use chemicals if I can help it, does anyone know where I could get a nudibranch to deal with them or should I wait to see if I have more?

Sorry about the poor picture...it is all white, very thin, inching along glass and about an inch long.

ngvu1 · Sep 27, 2015

I don't think flat worms get that big. That appears to be some snails with no shell and they are good for eating the algae...garbage stuff. I forget the name.

For flat worm, check these 2 threads out. (well, the first one

)
check "Ask Gumbi anything" "My tank just crash" theads. Or the other way around....Good luck

http://www.socalireefs.com/forums/showthread.php?18048-the-ask-gumbii-anything-thread
http://www.socalireefs.com/forums/showthread.php?73760-my-tank-just-crashed&highlight=

ERIC1975 · Sep 27, 2015

Is it completely flat? If it has a little hump then it's a stomatella which is good

gumbii · Sep 27, 2015

could be a palyclad... did you just lose a clam..?

Emac909 · Sep 27, 2015

Have u been losing snails and crabs as well. Does it look like this?

sbandcb · Sep 27, 2015

Emac909 said:

Thanks for all the help guys. It doesn't have any brown in it at all. It is solid white.

I have not been losing any snails or crabs and I dont have a clam

Emac909 · Sep 27, 2015

Do u have any sps?

sbandcb · Sep 27, 2015

No SPS

crabbysd · Oct 5, 2015

When in doubt throw it out.
Hard to tell from the picture really. A lot of nutibranchs and flatworms out there. I recently got a beautiful orange one. A soft coral eater, or pruner.but in my sps tank he had nothin to eat and slowly went pale..
yes if it has a shell its a stomatella and they can get almost an inch long.

joseserrano · Oct 5, 2015

I would toss it, there are flat worms that eat clams, and im sure others that eat other stuff. stomatella have a little shell, and are not very big, maybe a quarter-half an inch tops.

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